ACER - Metairie
Drug Rehab Center in Metairie, Louisiana
A drug rehab in Louisiana offers various levels of care including outpatient services, intensive inpatient programs, and aftercare support, and accepts private health insurance to make treatment more affordable.
About This Louisiana Facility
ACER - Metairie is an addiction treatment facility located in Metairie, Louisiana, providing help for individuals suffering from opioid addiction, substance abuse, and dual diagnosis. They offer a wide range of programs and services, such as aftercare support, drug rehab, dual-diagnosis, intensive outpatient, outpatient, and detox levels of care. ACER - Metairie accepts private health insurance and is affiliated with ACER.
ACER - Metairie’s team of experienced and certified professionals provide a personalized approach to help individuals lead a healthier and more fulfilling life. They provide comprehensive evidence-based therapies and clinically-proven modalities to help each individual recover from their addiction and to create the most favorable outcomes. ACER - Metairie is accredited by the Joint Commission and is licensed by the Louisiana Department of Mental Health, Substance Abuse Services. They offer specialized services to ensure a safe and effective recovery process so individuals can lead a healthier and happier life.
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Conditions and Issues Treated
The inappropriate use of any drug in Metairie, LA is substance abuse. This involves alcohol, medications, and illicit drugs. With a combination of physical and psychiatric therapies, drug addiction is successfully treated at ACER - Metairie. After Detox is complete, individuals follow-up with treatments treating the root cause of the addiction.
Opioid addiction is known as a high-risk factor for future heroin addiction. Opioid withdrawal can be extremely uncomfortable and lead the user to continue to use. It is recommended to receive inpatient treatment and a medically supervised detox, ACER - Metairie in Metairie, LA offers treatment for opioids.
A dual diagnosis is when someone deals with both alcohol and mental or emotional disorder. Emotional trauma, bipolar disorder, schizophrenia, depression can be part of dual diagnosis therapy. It must happen simultaneously to get care for these conditions to handle any of them effectively.
Levels of Care Offered at ACER - Metairie
This center offers a variety of custom treatment tailored to individual recovery. Currently available are Aftercare Support, Detox, Drug Rehab, Dual-Diagnosis, Intensive Outpatient, Outpatient, with additional therapies available as listed below.
Detoxification is a process that allows the patient to stop using opioids without experiencing severe withdrawal symptoms. This can be necessary for those who have been addicted for a long period of time or who are struggling with chronic pain. During this process, addicts will receive medication and psychological support from doctors and other medical professionals until they can control their cravings.
Intensive outpatient programs (IOP) comprise regular visits to the Louisiana facility that provides the therapy. IOP is suitable for patients who have been treated in residential treatment programs. ACER - Metairie‘s patients gradually get back to their routine life.
In outpatient programs at ACER - Metairie, the Metairie resident can live with their family while continuing with their job or studies. Treatment includes educating the patient on drug abuse, medications, and counseling sessions at the individual or group level.
Treatment is just the first step to maintaining sobriety. After treatment, aftercare support at ACER - Metairie helps the individual adjust to a life without substances. This support may involve a sober living home in or near Metairie, LA, career counseling, or educational assistance. This is when a relapse prevention plan begins to take shape.
Therapies & Programs
Recovery can be more effective if the entire family’s involved. Family therapy hosted by ACER - Metairie brings in the addict’s family to explore genetic factors. It gives loved ones the tools for dealing with addiction and its underlying mental issues. It is a recommended step in helping addicts adapt to sober living.
Trauma is one of the most common causes of psychological disorders. It’s often found in people with addiction diagnoses. Trauma therapy addresses this by examining the emotions and thoughts people have formed due to past traumas. Traumas are complex but trauma therapy can reduce their ability to contribute to addictive behaviors.
Dialectical Behavioral Therapy is a form of Cognitive Behavioral Therapy. It is designed for those who are prone to self-harm and suicidal behaviors. ACER - Metairie aims to help patients understand the relationship between their thoughts, feeling and behaviors and it gives them the tools to make a change. It is effective for those whose addictions and behaviors stem from extreme mental health issues.
Self-defeating thoughts and habits can limit your possible successes. Some examples of this are procrastination, unhealthy eating and angry outbursts. REBT is a method of specific counseling offered by ACER - Metairie that replaces negative and self-limiting thoughts.
Rehabilitation is not just limited to bringing an individual out of addiction and achieving sobriety. It is considered complete only when an individual starts leading a normal and balanced life. Life skill therapy focuses on the various skills that helps an individual to lead a normal life. Patients often do not take care of themselves, struggle professionally and withdraw from social interaction due to the physical and emotional disturbances caused by addiction.
Life skills therapy helps them to improve various personal, professional and social skills such as cooking healthy meals, maintaining proper hygiene, budgeting, decision making, time management, regulation of emotions and resolving the interpersonal conflicts effectively.
A 12-Step Program is a common method that is used to treat addiction. This format is used for both drug and alcohol treatment. It is extremely popular and successful for large numbers of people and the staff at ACER - Metairie are trained to assist in 12-step management.
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2321 North Hullen Street Suite B Ste B
Metairie, LA 70001
(504) 941-7580
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Metairie, Louisiana Addiction Information
Louisiana is one of the top ten states in the nation for opioid-related deaths. One in ten high school students admits to regularly using prescription opioids for non-medical purposes. More than 225,000 Louisiana residents admit to regular heavy drinking and around 6% of the Louisiana population abuses alcohol. Marijuana use in Louisiana is most common amongst teenagers between the ages of 12 and 17 years old.
In Metairie, Louisiana, there were 9.4 drug overdose deaths per 100,000 people in 2016. Marijuana is Metairie's most commonly used drug, followed by prescription painkillers and cocaine. Drug addiction and abuse can also lead to lost productivity and economic problems. There are also several rehab centers in Metairie, LA, that can help people overcome their addiction. Some common treatments include 12-step programs, cognitive-behavioral therapy, or motivational enhancement therapy.
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